Jonylah Forever - Lupe Fiasco

Lupe has released an extremely heartfelt track dedicated to 6 month old murder victim, Jonylah Watkins. In case you didn't know about this absolutely tragic incident in Chicago, Jonylah was shot and killed by 5 bullets that were aimed her father, who was changing her diaper at the time. Lupe tells a story about what he imagined this child's life would have been like if it hadn't been ended prematurely. Check it out.


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Inhale - Cam Meekins

It's been a minute since we've heard from Cam Meekins here on HotLeaks (last track I posted was Become back in September), and I'm not 100% why, but I do know that I couldn't pass up on this track after hearing it. Inhale is a great, chilled out introspective from Cam that is overall, really well done. Don't miss out.

Overdose (The Chainsmokers Remix) - Little Daylight

I just can't stop listening to this track. I would like to introduce you to The Chansmokers, a couple of guys out of NYC who can create some amazing sounds. This is their official remix to Little Daylight's Overdose, which to be honest with you, is a fantastic track by itself, but these guys decided to take it in a whole other direction. They turn up the tempo, and then add some gorgeous house/EDM flair to it, and in the end, out comes an extremely haunting track that you just can't help but enjoy. I will definitely be on the watch for more from these guys. Enjoy.

Dead Gold (The Notorious B.I.G. x Macklemore & Ryan Lewis) - Chip Ivory

I like to have hipster thoughts, so that means I like to think that I was one of the first people to really become a fan of Macklemore. That being said, I'm also a huge sucker for anything with a B.I.G. sample. So when I saw this mix from fresh face Chip Ivory, I needed to check it out. I am impressed. Chip takes the vocals from Biggie's Dead Wrong, and blends them perfectly with Ryan Lewis' (and I guess Macklemore's too) beat from their track Gold. Definitely a track to check out.

Stay (Timeflies Tuesday) - Timeflies

How did I miss this one? I'm not going to try and explain it, so all I'm going to do is apologize. Enjoy the new Timeflies Tuesday.

Boston Bass - Clinton Sparks

Clinton Sparks gives us a huge banger that is perfect for any St. Patrick's pre-game party. A good track by itself, but if you ask me, if it one was spliced up a bit with some rap flow, it could be 10x better. Anyway, that's just this humble bogger's opinion. Enjoy this one.

Colfax - Pries

It's been a long while since I've posted anything from Pries. Not really sure why, but I can tell you that I'll be paying much closer attention to him now, because this track is absolutely dope. From what I can tell, it's a cut off his upcoming project, Cold Rose. Enjoy it.

Dennis Rodman - Marc Goone ft. Nick Luebke

Smooth flow: ✓, Great meaningful lyrics: ✓, Catchy hook: ✓, Addicting beat: ✓. Well, it looks like this new drop from my man Marc Goone and Nick Luebke has everything you need for a great track. Don't miss out.

5 (Intro) - Skizzy Mars

Skizzy Mars is set to release his debut mixtape, Phases, in less than two weeks, and to tide us over until then, he's decided to drop the intro track. Simply put, this is impressive. Since Skizzy burst onto the scene with Douchebag, each new track that he released was good, but to me, they just never quite lived up to his debut. That being said, 15 is great drop. I have really high hopes for this tape, so be on the lookout. Plus, it has some spectacular production from Fareoh, so you really can't go wrong there. Enjoy.

Change (Video) - Dizzy X

To be honest with you, I really don't know much about this one. All I got was a simple email with just this YouTube link, and nothing else. Usually when I get emails like that it's some sort of spam shit, so I just delete them right away. But just as I was about to empty out some emails, I got a tweet from kid I had never heard of, Dizzy X, asking me to check my email. I then put two and two together and decided to check out this mysterious YouTube link. After pressing play, I was seriously impressed with Dizzy X's smooth flow. Like I said, I don't know much about this kid, but what I can tell you is that I will be on the watch for more from him for sure. Enjoy this one.

Beat It - Sean Kingston ft. Chris Brown & Wiz Khalifa

This one dropped a couple days ago dripping in Flex tags, but a CDQ has finally been released. This has potential to be a pretty big club hit, so grab it while it's hot.

Good Ass Intro (Video) - Chance The Rapper

Alright everybody. I'm officially on the Chance The Rapper bandwagon. Now it may be a hazard of blogging and I hate to say it, but I'm extremely influenced by first impressions. If I hear a track by a new artist and I'm not feeling it, I won't really pay attention to anything more by that artist. Yes, ye,s I know how awful that is, but I've come to peace with it and so should you. So I don't want to say that I actively avoided listening to Chance, it's just that my first introduction to him was with a track that I wasn't really a fan of. Anyway, all that aside, like I said, I'm officially a fan now. He's got a fresh and original sound with a great flow. Plus a YouTube commenter pointed out a fact that I completely agree with: this video is hugely reminiscent of Ye's Good Life from back in the day, so don't miss out. Acid Rap, coming April 30th.

Gangster - Yelawolf ft. A$AP Rocky & Big Henry

Another cut off Yela's upcoming project, Trunk Musik Returns. This time he grabs a quick 16 from A$AP Rocky, and then another from Big Henry. I'm actually pretty excited for this tape, so be on the watch.

Alive (Video) - Huey Mack x Mike Stud

Everyone's favorite frat rap teamup is back with another hot track. They've taken up the tempo a bit when comparing it to their last track together, Dick Head, but that kind of comes with the territory when your on a remixed Krewella track. Anyway, enjoy it.

Back To The Basement (Mixtape) - OCD: Moosh & Twist

After giving us a last minute teaser track/video yesterday, Moosh & Twist have finally released their highly anticipated mixtape, Back To The Basement, and it is dope. Every single track is a showcase of their growth and skills as artists. It has tracks that will appeal to the true hip hop heads, and then it has tracks that are a bit more pop-heavy. These kids have come a long way, and have matured their sound substantially, while still maintaining that special something that got people hyped in the first place. Congrats OCD. Definitely don't miss this tape. Enjoy.

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